H79SM085279

FY 2021 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants - CCBHC Expansion Grants - Freedom House proposes to implement a project that will serve children and youth with serious emotional disturbances (SED), adults with severe mental illness (SMI), individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) including opioid use disorders (OUD), and those with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (COD) project in Warren, Orange, and Person Counties in the central portion of North Carolina.

Following are the goals and objectives of the proposed project.

Goal 1: To Increase Availability and Accessibility of Services

Objective 1: Use mobile crisis teams in rural communities.
Objective 2: Embed mobile crisis teams in the community.
Objective 3: Institute policies to have mobile crisis teams work seamlessly with facility-based crisis for intake and admission when inpatient crisis and/or detox is required.

Goal 2: To Provide a Comprehensive Array of Medical and Mental Health Services to Support Long-Term Wellness and Recovery

Objective 1: Provide physical and mental health screenings, assessment, and diagnosis within 48 hours of admission.
Objective 2: Coordinate care and peer support services as part of inpatient crisis treatment planning.
Objective 3: Provide screenings for HIV, viral hepatitis (A, B, and C), diabetes, and other chronic medical conditions.
Objective 4: Increase early intervention and education about chronic co-morbidities that negatively impact overall health and wellness.

Goal 3: To Partner with Local Law Enforcement to Decrease Emergency Room Usage for Mental Health/Substance Use Crisis

Objective 1: Increase awareness among local law enforcement of the availability and accessibility of crisis services.
Objective 2: Conduct at least three mental health awareness training events.
Objective 3: Produce and distribute business cards and/or flyers with the mobile crisis call line number for law enforcement and EMS.

Goal 4: To Evaluate the Project

Objective 1: Gather, analyze, and monitor project outcomes against stated goals and objectives.
Objective 2: Collect data using the GPRA instrument required for the project.
Objective 3: Analyze and produce reports at least monthly to disseminate to the project management team and advisory committee for continuous quality improvement.

Goal 5: Position Freedom House for Project Sustainability Beyond the Two-Year Funding by Securing All Credentialing and Funder Approvals to Bill for Services

Objective 1: Establish an advisory work group led by the Director of Credentialing and Facilities and comprised of individuals with mental and substance use disorders, and family members to meet monthly to provide input and guidance to the CCBHC on implementation and sustainability.
Objective 2: Work with utilization management and billing to understand and overcome barriers to reimbursement.

The proposed project will serve 400 individuals in the first year and 800 in the second year for a total of 1,200 over the grant funding period.

Freedom House Recovery Center

NOT APPLICABLE

93.696 - Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants

Division of Grants Management [HHS - SAMHSA]

Chapel Hill, North Carolina 275161214 United States

Single Zip Code

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants (SM-21-013)

COVID-19 $2,000,000 (50%) percent of this Project Grant was funded by COVID-19 emergency acts including the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 08/30/23 to 02/25/24 and the total obligations have increased 100% from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000.